Adopted Tasmanian Ruth Johnston credited the Greater Northern Raiders for her solid WBBL transition with Hobart Hurricanes.
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Dominating many of the stats in this season's Cricket Tasmanian Premier League has enabled the Queensland teenager to make an impressive start to her national Twenty20 career.
After the stunning figures of 4-8 against Melbourne Stars catapulted Johnston to the top of the Canes' bowling stats, her impressive top score of 47 in the loss to Brisbane Heat pushed her up to third among the team's run-scorers.
After eight games she leads the bowling figures (seven wickets at 15.00 and 5.72 economy) and has 91 runs at 11.37.
Johnston said playing in four straight Raiders wins was an ideal way to acclimatise to Tasmanian conditions.
"It was actually really handy playing for the Raiders before I came here just to have a feel before we get into (the WBBL)," she said.
"It's been pretty good. I had a decent bat although I didn't get a massive amount of runs which is what I had been trying to aim for, but that was really good to have coming in."
Hailing from Toowoomba in the Darling Downs region of southern Queensland, the 18-year-old admitted Tasmania represents a departure from her comfort zone despite going head-to-head with cousin Ellie playing for Brisbane watched by her mum and sister.
"I think we were both avoiding each other a little bit although when I got hit in the head she came over and had a little laugh at me. I was trying not to talk to her but we couldn't help ourselves and it was really good.
It was actually really handy playing for the Raiders before I came here.
- Ruth Johnston
"I'm loving it here, it's been really good and a great bunch of people and definitely makes it easier coming into a side that I pretty much knew none of them.
"It's been a little bit cold - definitely different to Queensland - but you get used to it. Chuck a few jumpers on and it doesn't really matter what the temperature is."
Asked if some people had assumed she was Tasmanian, Johnston added: "I wouldn't be surprised if people thought that because this is my first sort of big show and it's pretty cool."
With knocks of 42, 37, 35 and 20, Johnston leads the Raiders' run-scoring (134 at 33.50) and sits behind only Hurricanes' teammate Sasha Moloney among the team wicket-takers (five at 10.80).
Upon completion of the WBBL, Johnston reverts to her Queensland Fire WNCL contract but is determined to create more fond memories in her home from home.
"I'd love to get a few more runs and play my part for the team in opening and backing up our fielders and bowlers," she said.
"I was in Tassie for under-18 nationals and loved it so was pretty happy that I was coming back.
"That was held in Hobart for the first week, then Launnie after that - although grand final (at UTAS Stadium) was washed out which was a bit of a bummer."